Having a complete and dedicated AED Program provides the backbone of Life Saving Emergency Response By Chris Metcalfe, B.A. EMT-P, and Edward Wasser B.A., M.D. D.A.A.P.M. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are becoming quite common in workplaces and public places across…
Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death
Identifying risk factors of Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a relatively new field of medicine. Not a subject often found outside Medical Journals and in professional publications. But there is important information for parents and the community to hear which will…
Do CPR Feedback Devices in AEDs Reduce the Survival Rate from Cardiac Arrest?
We know that for every minute after a person’s heart stops from cardiac arrest there is a 10 percent drop in the survival rate, but did you know that AEDs used in conjunction with CPR feedback devices may further reduce…
AED Maintenance Requirements: The Importance of Having Your AED Serviced Regularly
Having an AED at your business or other facility is rapidly becoming the norm, but do you understand AED maintenance requirements? For many people this means hanging the AED on a wall after purchase and forgetting about it until it…
Burnaby BC Hockey Arena AED Saves Two Hockey Players in a Month
On a regular basis MediQuest receives reports from customers that they have used their AED to save a life. So far in January 2019 we have had six reported AED uses and 4 lives were saved as a result of…
